Much has been made of the tragic death of Tulsa Drillers hitting coach Mike Coolbaugh Sunday night at Dickey-Stephens Park. I can tell you, from being there and seeing with my own eyes, it still gives me chills today.

I've sat down several times and tried to write about it, but for some reason I still can't set the scene like I did in an email I wrote to a cousin late Sunday night when everything was fresh on my mind...

It has been well noted here that Patrick Beverley is really freaking awesome.

Eventually, he will reach god-like status and I am certain he is well on his way.

A quick visit to USA Basketball today gave me a nice token of enjoyment on the front page...

Everyone keeps telling me Arkansas basketball coach Stan Heath is going to be fired soon even though his team beat Mississippi State last night, 67-58.

When a fight almost broke out early in the second half, a friend told me Stan Heath could've thrown a chair at Miss. State center Charles Rhodes, then flipped off the fans -- the ones who were there at least -- in a "blaze of glory." He said it would have been like Billy the Kid in the movie Young Guns. When he ran out of the burning house, shooting and screaming like he was dieing. He didn't die. Jon Bon Jovi wrote a song about that. He called it "Blaze of Glory."

I don't think that would have been that cool. I think that Stan should have shaved off his mustache and eyebrows.

If a black Mr. Clean can't get you motivated, nothing will.